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Too scrawny for the football team, not smart enough for chess club.Wed, 14 May 2014 01:51:05 +0000en-UShourly1In Sickness and Healthhttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/in-sickness-and-health/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/in-sickness-and-health/#commentsThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:49:26 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2310
Again, a not funny ha ha toon, but rather a slice of life. I had several ideas but could not brink myself to do them. Since I was already late and I’m sitting in the hospital with my wife, I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

Again, a not funny ha ha toon, but rather a slice of life. I had several ideas but could not brink myself to do them. Since I was already late and I’m sitting in the hospital with my wife, I decided to make it a single panel. We are hoping she can come home today, but we have not seen the doctor yet. It’s been a long week and an even longer year. We are one step closer though. So we have chemo and the double mastectomy out of the way and we have radiation and reconstruction to go. It looks like we may be all done by the end of the year. The whole process from discovery to finish will be right around a year.

They were not kidding in the vows about “in sickness and health”. When you are young you hear the words at a level far from what really could be. Giving yourself heart and soul comes at a price. The triumphs are yours and their stumbles are yours. You must choose carefully who you share these things with. If you are not a good team, you cannot survive. I’m lucky to have a great partner. She and I can do anything together we are discovering.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/in-sickness-and-health/feed/1Wifi Encryptionhttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/wifi-encryption/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/wifi-encryption/#commentsTue, 24 Apr 2012 05:31:36 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2305
This may be too techy for the average reader, but this is one of my pet peaves over the last few years. WEP was an early encryption standard on wireless routers. It was not very long before it was discovered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

This may be too techy for the average reader, but this is one of my pet peaves over the last few years. WEP was an early encryption standard on wireless routers. It was not very long before it was discovered that WEP could be hacked. Since that time it has been a very frequent that you hear “WEP is easy to hack”. I’ve heard it many times over the years and heard it once again last week. Yes, WEP can be hacked. However, these people who say it is easy are not telling the whole story. It takes a lot of prep work and I have never seen it done. One of the bigger issues is the time it would take to crack the encryption. I’ve seen estimates that it would take 60 minutes to sample enough traffic to crack the code. Again, this is if you are running a Linux PC with some sniffer program like Airsnort and others. So the person would have to have the right software and hardware. They would also need at least an hour running the software within proximity on the wifi signal. All of this would be dependant on the home router being used at the time to add to the complexity. By the way if the router had it’s SSID hidden the job of the sniffer would be much harder.

So yes it can be done, is it simple. Not so much. The people I’ve heard repeat that WEP is easily hacked have never demonstrated their claim. Every time I hear it I want to challenge them. There are always crazy claims on hacking. Don’t even get me started on tv shows and movies showing phone calls getting traced.

All of this said, WEP is becoming less and less common. Encryption schemes like WPA and WPA2 are much more common.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/wifi-encryption/feed/3The Same Two Pointshttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-same-two-points/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-same-two-points/#commentsThu, 19 Apr 2012 05:01:26 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2297
I’m really not trying to pick a fight. In some ways I think the Obama care goes too far and in some ways it does not go far enough. I’m not smart enough to debate the ins and outs of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

I’m really not trying to pick a fight. In some ways I think the Obama care goes too far and in some ways it does not go far enough. I’m not smart enough to debate the ins and outs of the whole plan. What I like is the end of pre-existing conditions being a factor in getting new insurance and the end of the lifetime cap. I felt this way before, but my wife’s breast cancer had sealed it for me. The treatment she has received is top-notch but very expensive. Thankfully our insurance is good. Before we could have been in trouble in the future if not for these changes. Regardless of the rest of the plan or how anyone feels, something had to be done because of the rising health care costs. I know many people who had to file bankrupcy because of the catastrophic costs of major illnesses. In some case these folks had insurance. You should not be ruined because someone in your family gets ill.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-same-two-points/feed/1Where Did It GO?http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/where-did-it-go/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/where-did-it-go/#commentsTue, 17 Apr 2012 05:01:13 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2293
This was an idea from my oldest brother. I had to think for a few days on it to get it arranged out in panels in my mind. I think it came out ok. I could have spent more time on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

This was an idea from my oldest brother. I had to think for a few days on it to get it arranged out in panels in my mind. I think it came out ok. I could have spent more time on the shows using reference photos, but I’m far to lazy to research a toon.

I like snakes. I’ve had a few as pets over the years. My wife actually had more than I did for a while. It has been funny in the past, when someone finds a snake outside the crowd runs away. My wife on the other hand runs towards the snakes. The toon above reflects how the folks I work with would react. I would never bring a snake in to work. The panic would be irreversable.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/where-did-it-go/feed/1Conditions For Riding The New Horsehttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/conditions-for-riding-the-new-horse/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/conditions-for-riding-the-new-horse/#commentsThu, 12 Apr 2012 05:01:59 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2289
We got a new horse and my girls are thrilled. If you have been reading this page then you know we bought a different horse a few weeks back and it had to be put down after a terrible accident. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

We got a new horse and my girls are thrilled. If you have been reading this page then you know we bought a different horse a few weeks back and it had to be put down after a terrible accident. The new horse is awesome and already loved.

If you know me or read this page you know I’m prone to corny jokes and being an all around smart-alec. The jokes in the toon have been used by me many times. I can tell when I run a joke into the ground by the sighs my girls give me. The sighs also come with the standard eye rolls I’ve become accustomed to. I hope you like the toon.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/conditions-for-riding-the-new-horse/feed/1James’ New Scooterhttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/james-new-scooter/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/james-new-scooter/#commentsTue, 10 Apr 2012 05:01:59 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2284
I am lucky I have an excellent staff, all 3 of them. James is the best IT guy I’ve worked with ever and as a bonus he is one of my best friends. Recently he bought a scooter to save […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

I am lucky I have an excellent staff, all 3 of them. James is the best IT guy I’ve worked with ever and as a bonus he is one of my best friends. Recently he bought a scooter to save money on gas. The new scooter gets over 100 miles per gallon. In actuality his scooter is not red, it is white. I thought red would look better.

I was and do worry a little about him riding the scooter in the heavy DFW traffic we deal with. James has a lot of experience riding cycles so I know he can handle it. He better stick around. I’d have to work double hours to get what he dones in a single day.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/james-new-scooter/feed/2The Joys of Politics.http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-joys-of-politics/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-joys-of-politics/#commentsThu, 05 Apr 2012 05:01:04 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2279
This is how I feel often. I work in a place that is 99% republican. I am a Democrat but I am not a Liberal. I’m actually a progressive if I had to put a label to it. My family’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

This is how I feel often. I work in a place that is 99% republican. I am a Democrat but I am not a Liberal. I’m actually a progressive if I had to put a label to it. My family’s background has many union members in it. I’ve seen the side of unions most people have not seen and see their value. I can go on and on about my other views but it will not convince anyone to change their vote. I will not be boxed in on any issue though. My views also change with addtional information. I have views that go back and forth between party lines.

The biggest issue this country faces is partisan nonsense. We must find a way to get along and move forward. Our founding fathers were not right-wing extremist and they were not left-wing radicals. They were extremists, but they had many divergent views. Party lines have not changed that much sense then, just our willingness to work for the common good.

]]>http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/the-joys-of-politics/feed/5Schedule Conflicthttp://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/schedule-conflict/
http://dontfeedthegeek.com/comic/schedule-conflict/#commentsTue, 03 Apr 2012 05:01:26 +0000http://dontfeedthegeek.com/?p=2274
This is what my life feels like these days. I was looking at my calendar Monday morning and saw at least 4 conflicts I have in the next few weeks. I’ve got to figure out how to handle it. Part of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]>

This is what my life feels like these days. I was looking at my calendar Monday morning and saw at least 4 conflicts I have in the next few weeks. I’ve got to figure out how to handle it. Part of the issues is we have a retreat scheduled at work that is one week after my wife’s surgery. There are several more that have come up because of ever-changing dates. I admit I’m feeling a bit over whelmed these days. We’ll get through it. I’m tempted to suspend this webcomic until everything has calmed down. We will see.